CNBC: The World Cup will give Russia's economy a boost — just don't expect it to last

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will be hoping that soccer's World Cup, starting Thursday, will put his country in the international spotlight, but economists are downbeat on any long-term boost it could bring to the country's economy.

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